Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-12

From the New York Star.

EIUm the new IOIA Guar.
We had it in mind some time ago to write
spring fashion article for young men, but a
blizzard got into inkstand and the Instructive
nuid CONCEALED on our pen. We believe now that
spring has come to stay, SO we take I'D the thread
OF our discourse. We have no goods for sale, and
no purpose to serve other than to people our
streets with well dressed men.
Fashion is the result OF accident and greed The
New York fashion in dress comes from London In
London it emanateS from the Prince of Wales. A
few years ago Ii. r. II. had q delicate throat His
doctor told him to wear q collar that would pro-
tect the thOrax. Hence the high chokers that
have made the dudes life miserable But the
haberdashers found that straight collar would
last forever, and, as soon as Wales throat got
stronger they invented the collar with broken
corners. This soon wears out and is very proflta-
BILE. There is no other reason why this style
should be adopted. The Stars advice this sprfnr
is to wear the collar that will give the swallow
Again. when the prince and his suite went to
India they were all provided with coiored travel.
Ing shirts, with collars and cuffs attached. When
they got to the interior, where water was scarce
and no washing could be done, they were asked to
luncheon by Ramset ice Ihee Ihee Bhoy. There
wasn't clean sifrt In the party, but an American
drummer who happened to be In the neighbor-
hood, had line OF false collars and cuffs which
he was Sa;', selling to the natives. supply
Hence those atrocious red, pink and blue shirts
with white collars and cuf1s which we see In all
spring is to buy white shirts and play the change
in colors on the unuerclOthing and socks.
Our tai!ors tell US that Prince Albert coats, COM
BILE. This is simply because "Bertie' has grown
too stout to look well in his namesake For the
American slim there is no more becoming and
waistcoat, and with the addition Of q d1ckey and
pair OF cuffs it always presents a full dress ap-
pearance. A Prince Albert should hang in every
mans wardrobe.
Then as to trousers. We are told that they must
be worn about eighteen inches wide at the knee.
Yes, very properly by II. r. H., who has fifteen
inch calf, but when dude with q ten.fnch thigh
thrustS his legs into an etghteen-nch pair Of bags
they look like Straws stuck in mint julep. And
they say that the spare stuff in trousers should be
creased down the front and back as though ironed
to lit board. But the leg is round, not fiat and
the crease suggests the pressure OF a reach-me-
down stock Oh ready-made clothes. Moreover, the
crease was invented by man who had creasing
machine TO SELL Our advice is to have the legs
surveyed for trousers, and not accept any arDl-
tTary standard OF width, and leave the crease to
the operation OF natural causes =t.-is-,-.at
Shoes, we hear, are TO be more pointed than ever.
SO say the corn doctors. That is, line is to be
drawn across the ball OF the foot and an euuiIat-
eral triangle described thereon for the accommo-
dalton OF the toes. But the men who wish to get
there in business and love will do well to insist
upon little more rOom-nOt necessarily q square,
but at least paraoolic curve, following some
what the outline OF the loot.
great variety OF ties are shown, with q decided
preference given to shades Of scarlet yellow and
green. Black, white and blue are our stand-bys,
which can be worn without giving man the ap-
pearance OF having cut his throat or spilled plate
OF pea soup on his shirt bosom.
Hat brfmS are much narrower this spring. but
the round-faced man had better have his head-gedr
made to order If he does not want to look like
chuckle-head and get his nose Sunburned the first
hot day.
And so with all the fascinating paraphernalia of
personal adornmenJ we find the effort being made
TO introduce novelties and make men hldeous.
And the Tfttlebat TitmOuses will strain every
and the Midas Gorgeonses will bleed freely to
dress according to fashions that are founded on
fiction and invented for trade